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55. Gautier from Akvo Spiralift was showing his intriguing moving floor system. This system is unlike other methods because the lifts can fit into small spaces beneath the floor, due to the unique system of interlocking perforated sheet springs. “It enables the double use of the same space. And you can also adjust the height, so the children can have a twenty centimetre deep pool, or use an aquagym, then use for a full depth pool. I was here to meet potential resellers, but the concept is not well understood here, so I was breaking new ground, a bit like a missionary. I had success in Hong Kong, but next step will be Australia. A lot of people showed interest, and they may materialise as resellers in a year or two.” 56. Nghi Tram from the Wow Company says the first Wave Ball was sold in 1992 and they have become a popular way to turn a swimming pool into a wave pool. “The manufacturing is in Belgium, but we have sold some in Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Korea, China and the US and Africa. It’s cheaper than a traditional wave pool because you don’t need to build a whole technical room, and the maintenance is easier. We had a lot of visitors. I hope it’s like two years ago where we gained a customer at the end of the show. It’s about to be signed now – it’s a big investment so it can take a while to go through. We had some interest from Singapore and Malaysia and a lot more from Vietnam than before.” 57. The “super trees” in the Gardens by the Bay – one of the many locations visitors went to relax after the show.
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58. Doug Fulham from Chadson came back for the second time. “We love it up here and we’ve got a lot of customers too. I think there’d be about 200 Chadson filters in Singapore alone, put in over a 25 year period. We’ve seen as the currency has changed, so have the sales. One new product we have is the heavy duty pre-pump strainers, made in America.” 59. Fabien Saussac from Filtranov was looking for distributors in Asia and found some good interest from Malaysia and also Singapore. “We make monobloc filtration units so it can be installed on any kind of pool, new or renovation, and you don’t need to make any holes in the structure of the pool, and no technical room. The filtration is by cartridge and the pump is in the back section.” 60. Vincent Thomas from Proserv Asia, with Crystal Fountains of Canada’s advanced lighting software which controls the lighting sequencing, enabling fountains to turn into an amazing light show. 61. Krishnan Sharma is a HR consultant with many clients in the Singapore swimming pool and spa industry, and was pleased he came to the show to acquaint himself more with the industry. “It was very interesting.”
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June/July 2015